Bay Area

When young and vulnerable populations don't have access to stable housing, they are exposed to additional dangers, writes Olivia Valdovinos.

A world without foster care would not have so many children growing up with self-doubt like myself, writes Ashley Calderon.

I feel safe when I am with those close to me. But, the comfort they provide is fleeting because I am constantly on guard, writes Luna Busch.

Ashley Calderon writes in this poem about what she identifies as her origin and home after experiencing homelessness.

Hattie Tate has been an educator in the Bay Area for the past quarter century and for the last decade, she's connected youth leaving detention to education and other resources.

Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton is among a small group of district attorneys working to dial back decades of tough-on-crime approaches and as she does so, faces challenges.

While I was in foster care, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and barely managed my mental health, writes Olivia Valdovinos.

San Francisco State University has launched an ethnic studies program inside California's youth prisons. The educators behind it hope it will inspire incarcerated young people to pursue higher education.

A program in Northern California offers foster youth ages 12 through 18 with milder mental health symptoms free weekly teletherapy sessions.